History has shown us that there are some significant points sitting on your waiver wire right now. Players that noone has thought of drafting will find opportunity and surprise us. This list of players is not worth grabbing in the draft. Noone will take them. However they are why watch lists were invented. If you start to see some production, don't be afraid to spend your Faab money on these five players:
Terrance Williams
WR, Dallas Cowboys
We've seen some pretty significant numbers from the Dallas #3 receiver in the Romo/Garret era. Williams is a rookie, and I hate rookie WR's, but the opportunity is there for him to take. Williams is not super fast (4.52 40 time) but he's very qucik, and at 6'2", 208 this big target could take advantage of the attention paid to Bryant/Austin/Witten.
Kenjon Barner
RB, Carolina Panthers
Here's what we know....DeAngelo Williams can't carry the load. We know that from the last time Stewart got hurt. And the time before that. And the time before that. You see what I'm getting at. Sooner or later, Barner will get the Lions share of the carries.
Barner has great hands, ran a 4.4 at the combine, and has shown great quickness. He's on the small side at 5'9", but it's not like Williams is much bigger, so he shouldn't lose snaps in short yardage. I expect him to make a home for himself here in Carolina within the first three weeks of the season, and have a Marion Barber circa 2007 stat line.
Stephen Williams
Full disclosure....this is the second time I've tabbed Stephen Williams as a deep sleeper. He also sustained a concussion in his final preseason game. But.....he's locked up the #4 spot on Seattle's depth chart by leading the team in receiving yards this preseason. http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/6064/stephen-Williams
Williams is big, fast, and handsy. He's was a pre-season hero for a few years with Arizona, but never with a decent QB, and always ends up buried on the depth chart due to an injury in the final pre-season game. He's not a GREAT route-runner, but Wilson is the kind of QB that buys time and looks for the matchup. Once Sidney Rice goes down, he finds his way on the field in the slot, and he's just a huge endzone target. Keep your eye on him.
Brian Quick:
WR, St. Louis Rams
Everyone loved this kid last year, but I think it was more about not really having enough information to properly grade him. Now we have that information. And that information says he's having issues adjusting to the NFL game.
That said, he caught 5 passes on 6 targets for 60 yards in the final preseason game. Yes it's a meaningless game, but it allowed Quick to remind the Rams that he's a very big, very athletic jump up and grab it wide receiver that's perfect in the endzone. I'm thinking Chris Chambers rookie season may be the type of player we're looking at.
Kenny Stills;
WR, NO
I think the Saints are back this year, behind their prototypically huge offense. But to do that they need some surprises. That surprise will be Kenny Stills.
Stills will be a prototypical Saints player with sporadic success, but still makes for a great bye-week fill in as he amasses 700 yards, 6 TD's over the season.
Terrance Williams
WR, Dallas Cowboys
We've seen some pretty significant numbers from the Dallas #3 receiver in the Romo/Garret era. Williams is a rookie, and I hate rookie WR's, but the opportunity is there for him to take. Williams is not super fast (4.52 40 time) but he's very qucik, and at 6'2", 208 this big target could take advantage of the attention paid to Bryant/Austin/Witten.
Kenjon Barner
RB, Carolina Panthers
Here's what we know....DeAngelo Williams can't carry the load. We know that from the last time Stewart got hurt. And the time before that. And the time before that. You see what I'm getting at. Sooner or later, Barner will get the Lions share of the carries.
Barner has great hands, ran a 4.4 at the combine, and has shown great quickness. He's on the small side at 5'9", but it's not like Williams is much bigger, so he shouldn't lose snaps in short yardage. I expect him to make a home for himself here in Carolina within the first three weeks of the season, and have a Marion Barber circa 2007 stat line.
Stephen Williams
Full disclosure....this is the second time I've tabbed Stephen Williams as a deep sleeper. He also sustained a concussion in his final preseason game. But.....he's locked up the #4 spot on Seattle's depth chart by leading the team in receiving yards this preseason. http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/6064/stephen-Williams
Williams is big, fast, and handsy. He's was a pre-season hero for a few years with Arizona, but never with a decent QB, and always ends up buried on the depth chart due to an injury in the final pre-season game. He's not a GREAT route-runner, but Wilson is the kind of QB that buys time and looks for the matchup. Once Sidney Rice goes down, he finds his way on the field in the slot, and he's just a huge endzone target. Keep your eye on him.
Brian Quick:
WR, St. Louis Rams
Everyone loved this kid last year, but I think it was more about not really having enough information to properly grade him. Now we have that information. And that information says he's having issues adjusting to the NFL game.
That said, he caught 5 passes on 6 targets for 60 yards in the final preseason game. Yes it's a meaningless game, but it allowed Quick to remind the Rams that he's a very big, very athletic jump up and grab it wide receiver that's perfect in the endzone. I'm thinking Chris Chambers rookie season may be the type of player we're looking at.
Kenny Stills;
WR, NO
I think the Saints are back this year, behind their prototypically huge offense. But to do that they need some surprises. That surprise will be Kenny Stills.
Stills will be a prototypical Saints player with sporadic success, but still makes for a great bye-week fill in as he amasses 700 yards, 6 TD's over the season.
